Hausjärvi
| Hausjärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Hausjärven kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°47.2′N 025°01.5′E / 60.7867°N 25.0250°ECoordinates: 60°47.2′N 025°01.5′E / 60.7867°N 25.0250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Tavastia Proper | |
| Sub-region | Riihimäki sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Seat | Oitti | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Päivi Terävä | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 398.78 km2 (153.97 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 389.80 km2 (150.50 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 250th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,864 | |
| • Rank | 121st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 22.74/km2 (58.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.6% | |
| • Others | 1.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 15.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.hausjarvi.fi | |
Hausjärvi is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Oitti.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of 8,864 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 398.78 square kilometres (153.97 sq mi) of which 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 22.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (58.9 /sq mi).
Geographically, and to some extent politically, Hausjärvi is characterized by its three population centres, Hikiä (population 1,135), Oitti (population 2,416) and Ryttylä (population 1,842). The administrative center of the municipality is Oitti, but politically there sometimes emerges debate on which centres should be developed and/or made targets of public investment.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Naie, Japan (since 1995)[citation needed]
Väike-Maarja Parish, Estonia (since 1989)[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Väike-Maarja vald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Hausjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hausjärvi – Official website
- Hyrinet – Hyvinkää–Riihimäki area portal (Finnish)
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